Unit 3 Behavior Final Quiz

Behavior Final Quiz for the end of unit three of Introduction to Veterinary Technology at Penn Foster A level exam answers

What's the best practice when touching pet rodents?

Ensuring they're awake first

An unconditioned response is

reflexive

What's the key toward the early

development of a successful relationship between pets and pet owners?

Imprinting while young

What behavior would excitement in pet birds most likely result in?

Biting

How does predatory aggression differ from other kinds of aggressive behaviors?

It's distinguished by no warnings

Behavior patterns typical of members of a species such as different birdsongs for different birds is an example of what?

Inherited characteristics

A pet owner trains a dog to control its aggressive behavior towards a child by gradually introducing the child to the animal for short periods of time. What behavior modification technique is the pet owner employing in this scenario?

Desensitization

Young animals that are exposed and grow accustomed to humans are going through what process?

Socialization

Which of the following techniques is an appropriate means of modifying biting behavior in birds?

Hand wobble

What's critical for pet owners to do in order for pets to maintain long-term positive behavior?

Consistent reinforcement

Who discovered imprinting behavior in animals?

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz

If a young dog is aggressive toward an owner when the owner tries to take a toy away, which type of aggressive behavior is it most likely to be?

Conflict-related aggression

What is an example of environmental modification?

Moving a bird cage to a different room

What's a common behavior problem in pet birds?

Screaming

What's the best practice in proper elimination training in young canines?

Through positive reinforcement

The behavioral problem of inter-male aggression in dogs and cats is usually resolved through what medical procedure?

Castration

By surrounding a pet dog or cat with a stimulus that has been known to cause minor behavior problems with the intent to acclimate the pet to the stimulus, the pet owner is using what behavioral modification technique?

Habituation

Which of the following is considered the critical socialization period in kittens?

two to eight weeks

Which of the following is considered the critical socialization period in puppies?

four to fourteen weeks

a pet owner providing a treat to a pet for not jumping on the bed is using

positive reinforcement

What's the main difference between punishment and reinforcement?

Punishment is to stop behaviors; reinforcement is to encourage them

What's occurring when a kitten learns to recognize and follow its mother?

Imprinting

According to Ivan Pavlov, animal salivation at the sight of food is

an unconditioned response

Loud noises or disturbances may produce what kind of behavioral problem in pets?

Fear-induced aggression

Which of the following is an example of instinctive behavior?

Kittens using litterboxes to bury urine

Which behavior modification technique for cats and dogs involves completely removing reinforcement for the behavior?

Extinction

What type of behavior modification technique is inappropriate to use with command-response-reward training?

Punishment

Learned fear in young animals may result in

aggressive behavior

a pet owner is finding that while she is away for work her pet is soiling inappropriately and destroying furniture. based on this scenario, what kind of animal is the pet owner most likely to have?

Dog

Which of the following views would a sociobiologist agree with?

Social patters arise and disappear based on their survival rate

In approaching minor animal behavioral problems in a veterinary practice, a veterinary technician should

Encourage pet owners to appreciate their unique relationship with their pets

In which kind of pet is separation anxiety more common than other kinds of pets?

Dogs

A dog owner has found that his pet constantly growls at children who pass by his house every day while walking home from school. The owner has begun training the pet through the use of treats and rewards while the children pass and the aggressive behavior has diminished. What type of technique is the dog owner using?

Counterconditioning